smouldering

Meaning of smouldering

noun, gerund or present participle
  1. the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
    the smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen
adjective
  1. burning slowly with smoke but no flame.
    a smouldering fire
    a pile of smouldering wood
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
    the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock

late Middle English: related to Dutch smeulen .

Information about smouldering

  • The plural form of smouldering is: smoulderings.
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Hyphenation of smouldering

smoul-der-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • smouldering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

smouldering synonyms

Meaning smoldering:

smoldering

Meaning emit smoke or visible vapour:

smoke

Meaning give out steady light without flame:

glow

Meaning smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink:

reek

Words that rhyme with smouldering

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